Exploring the social & cultural implications of videogames and other media.

  • Attempting to Appreciate Gears of War

    Original Post: August 24, 2010 Where to begin with Gears of War? Yes, its a big-budget, AAA console action type game, which are meant to be just the kind of thing I’m mostly focused on, but I have only just played through it.  Having played it now, I feel only slightly more inspired to write…

  • Something About Starcraft

    Original Post: August 2, 2010 To jump on a hyped-up bandwagon: StarCraft.  That long-awaited sequel to a game I did actually play, rather religiously, back when it was current.  I can’t say that I was among those eagerly awaiting its return, but it is a bit like an old friend you haven’t seen in a…

  • Red Dead Reflections

    Original Post: June 11, 2010 Yes, I’ve been waiting weeks to use that title. I actually had a very brief review of this game published at Kotaku so check it out there.  What we have here will be a longer version with more elaborations than the 500 words allowed me there. Read Dead Redemption is…

  • Drama ex Machina: The Desperation Meter

    Original Post: April 11, 2010 This post is a speculative solution to a problem I noticed in Assassin’s Creed, both I and II, but could equally be used in other vaguely similar games.  Firstly, let me outline the problem as I see it, and then describe my mechanical solution. I loved both Assassin’s Creed games,…

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